
https://purestpotential.com/10hrt69n449 Old Lace Peony © 2012 Bo Mackison
watch Am I no longer young, and still not half perfect? Let me
keep my mind on what matters,
which is my work,
https://www.mreavoice.org/r04gtossj1c which is mostly standing still and learning to be
astonished.
https://getdarker.com/editorial/articles/kp05po4 from Messenger by Mary Oliver
see url How lovely is the above message from Mary Oliver’s poem.
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source link This happened today when I read Messenger.
https://dcinematools.com/v8oaodkt Yes, I am feeling no longer the least bit young, and not even “half perfect.” Not that I wish to be perfect, for that does not sound like much of a life adventure, but I might prefer to be a bit further on the path than I am. I frown a bit.
https://www.yolascafe.com/fpzx6ju77fb Then come her words “let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work.” The worry lines appear on my brow and I start cataloging the many to-do’s on my unwritten list entitled Tramadol Buyers What I Should/Must Get Done ASAP. I fret about work and time and commitments and responsibilities and my purpose for being one of the seven million plus human inhabitants on this earth.
http://www.mscnantes.org/14w4qe57w Then I stop, startled, and take a deep breath, no, several deep breaths. And I close my eyes for a few moments, mentally pushing away worry, though unsuccessfully for it will not be pushed aside.
https://paradiseperformingartscenter.com/i205716g I read the next few words of the poem . . . “my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished.”
https://alldayelectrician.com/dg8q87yi Ah, so I smile a bit and relax a bit and let Mary Oliver’s words push away the worry with much more success.
https://www.mbtn.net/?p=jqlcs0ixqmn Yes, I have plenty of time to work on the art of being astonished.
https://onlineconferenceformusictherapy.com/2025/02/22/o6dmc7ck ——————
https://www.brigantesenglishwalks.com/khwjeko Bo Mackison is a photographer and owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. Sometimes she puts down her camera and reads pages and pages of poetry.